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Brand | Weekend Farmer |
Material | Plastic |
Genre | Family, Educational |
Number of Players | 2-6 |
Minimum Age Recomendation | 10 |
About this item
- An Economic based board game
- Players act as the farmers, who can buy fields, pastures and ridges
- The board also activates the weather cycles and time of year
- The players make their way from winter to fall
- For 2-6 players
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 11.75 x 1.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 2.75 pounds |
Country of Origin | Germany |
ASIN | B00004UDWU |
Item model number | WF100 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 10 - 15 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #44,963 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,362 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
Release date | March 1, 2012 |
Manufacturer | Weekend Farmer |
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Whether you're a real farmer or an urban dweller, you'll find The Farming Game is an accurate description of the business risks and gambles of farming. Players begin the game with 5,000 money in debt with 20 acres of inherited farmland. As players plant crops and sell livestock, they slowly work their way to success...that is if the elements cooperate. Farming has never been this much fun. For 2 to 6 players ages 10 and up.
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More than 350,000 copies of The Farming Game ("The Game Invented on the Seat of a Tractor") have been sold, and this 20th-anniversary edition introduces a new generation to the joys of muck and milking. Every player starts the game with 20 inherited acres and moves through the months (i.e., around the board) trying to build the farm into an independent, successful concern that will feed the whole family. A fun game, it also has a serious, educational side--having been invented by George Rohrbacher, a farmer in Washington State's Yakima Valley, who thought it up while trying to figure out how to make enough cash to hang on to his family farm. Up to six players, ages 10 to adult. --Richard Farr
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More than 350,000 copies of The Farming Game ("The Game Invented on the Seat of a Tractor") have been sold, and this 20th-anniversary edition introduces a new generation to the joys of muck and milking. Every player starts the game with 20 inherited acres and moves through the months (i.e., around the board) trying to build the farm into an independent, successful concern that will feed the whole family. A fun game, it also has a serious, educational side--having been invented by George Rohrbacher, a farmer in Washington State's Yakima Valley, who thought it up while trying to figure out how to make enough cash to hang on to his family farm. Up to six players, ages 10 to adult. --Richard Farr
From the Manufacturer
Whether you're a real farmer or an urban dweller, you'll find The Farming Game is an accurate description of the business risks and gambles of farming. Players begin the game $5,000 in debt with 20 acres of inherited farmland. As players plant crops and sell livestock, they slowly work their way to success...that is if the elements cooperate. Farming has never been this much fun. For 2 to 6 players ages 10 and up.
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choking hazard. small parts. not for children under 3.
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The Farming Game
THE FARMING GAME, players harvest crops with the roll of the dice, dodge droughts, uncertain markets and insects. Buy land, cattle, wheel and deal. Always different and always a challenge. Build the best farm in the county. A truly rewarding time that entertains, teaches and is just plain fun. Hundreds of thousands of copies sold. Ages 10-Adult.
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Customers find the quality of the game to be great, fascinating, and entertaining. They also say it's a great gift for families and table game lovers. Customers also say the game teaches math skills, accounting basics, and cause and effect. They describe the themes as surprisingly realistic, highly inventive, and intriguing. Customers are also happy with value, and monopoly. However, some customers differ on ease of use.
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Customers find the game very fun, fascinating, and entertaining. They also say it's a great family game that encourages math skills and helps children understand the value of money. Customers also say the game is an excellent and fun way to help children understand money and the hazards of farming.
"...I still don’t know why it is as expensive as it is, but it is fun." Read more
"...This is a great game that involves a limited amount of competition, a fair amount of luck, and a lot of strategy.*..." Read more
"...Once we started we couldn’t put it down. The game is so much fun. We play it once a week. You will not be disappointed with this game...." Read more
"...Still always a fun family game. It's as rewarding and punishing as Monopoly, with similar rage inducing rolls of the dice." Read more
Customers find the game educational and fun. They say it teaches math skills, accounting basics, cause and effect, strategy, and risk. They also say it's a good way to practice mental math. Customers also say the game helps teach younger ones how to handle money responsibly, pay back debt, and learn purchasing and borrowing skills.
"...Great for home schooling home education and public education as well - especially during these Covid times, sit down and play this with the fam." Read more
"I enjoy playing this game because there seems to be a purpose. I think the directions could be a little clearer on the values of certain property...." Read more
"This is a great game! It can teach some of the basics of accounting but it's just fun. Great learning game!..." Read more
"This game is an addiction. It teaches you about money and debt, while not being as boring as monopoly...." Read more
Customers find the themes of the game surprisingly realistic, highly inventive, and intriguing. They also say the game has a perfect balance of intricacy and playability. Customers also mention that the original game is great, with tons of stickers that don't slide. They say it's more fun than Monopoly and more realistic than any other game. Customers say it’s one of the best games available and a great game for the next generation.
"...This is how the game creates an economy of scale: because the operating expense is fixed and the gross income is basically a per-unit multiple,..." Read more
"The Farming Game is just packed with unexpected twists: when you cash in on your crop/produce, you can have a varying pay-out, but then you have to..." Read more
"...It is good healthy competition too as well as gives a reality check for how the world of farming really works...." Read more
"...The game is highly inventive and I found it to be a little difficult to grasp at the beginning, but you just have to keep plugging and it will begin..." Read more
Customers like the value of the game. They mention that it is more than worth the reasonable price, a good investment for the family, and that the harvests become quite lucrative. They also say that the cash is easy to count and there are plenty of opportunities for buys.
"...wins the game, and it goes surprisingly fast, because harvests become quite lucrative once you have built up enough acreage...." Read more
"...when no good buys are available to you, but there are plenty of opportunities for buys so that's mitigated some as well...." Read more
"There's really no excuse for the high price of this game, unless maybe it is the hours of fun your family will have playing it." Read more
"...The cash is obviously easy to count...the assets, not so much...." Read more
Customers find the gift to be great for families, table game lovers, and farm kids of all ages. They also say it's a family favorite.
"Great quality board game. Fun for the whole family. Perfect gift for farm kids of all ages!" Read more
"This is a perfect gift for table game lovers. It is entertaining and you can learn children how to manage there money and how to invest." Read more
"Great gift." Read more
"Family favorite. Showed up on time." Read more
Customers find the game very similar to monopoly, but not as cutthroat. They also say it's better than monopoli, with similar rage inducing rolls of the dice.
"...Still always a fun family game. It's as rewarding and punishing as Monopoly, with similar rage inducing rolls of the dice." Read more
"My family ages 8-37 love playing this game, much better than monopoly." Read more
"Plays similar to monopoly, but differs in that each player has their own farm that they expand and upgrade and outfit with equipment as the game..." Read more
"...It really a pretty fun game! I love that it's not like Monopoly where you are trying to screw other people over...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the game. Some mention that the game itself is pretty easy and straightforward, with an easy flow to it. They say it can be a fast short game, or it can take a few hours to play. However, other customers say that the rules can be complicated and take ages to learn.
"...The game can take a long time and is more fun with at least three players or at least three farms in operation..." Read more
"...player to attain a net worth of $250,000 wins the game, and it goes surprisingly fast, because harvests become quite lucrative once you have built..." Read more
"...At first glance, the rules are rather daunting, but if you just start playing, you get the swing of it quickly enough...." Read more
"...The game has a easy flow to it once you know what you are doing...." Read more
Customers find the instructions in the game not clear. They also mention that the rules are not very clear.
"...I'd recommend revising the instructions, too. They're unclear on certain points--such as, for example, whether you collect a harvest whenever you..." Read more
"...The instructions could/should be better written...one need dive pretty deep...and even then, they're not altogether clear...To win (spoiler alert),..." Read more
"Very fun game, but a few oddities.*The instructions have not been updated to reflect the puzzle piece assets & instead refer to the old vinyl..." Read more
"...The instructions also haven't been updated to the reprinted version of the game so they still refer to the vinyl crop stickers which are not what..." Read more
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If you haven't played The Farming Game before:
* This is a great game that involves a limited amount of competition, a fair amount of luck, and a lot of strategy.
* The choices you're given vary each time you play and you have to make strategy decisions based on those choices - you can't play it the same way every time.
- Do you go in debt or not?
- Do you buy a lot of Cows? (low start-up cost, high ongoing expense, high reward)
- Should you put your money into Fruit? (high cost, high risk, high reward)
- Is it even worth buying Hay? (low risk, low reward)
Because your opportunities vary based on the cards you draw the answers to those questions may be different each game.
* The game can take a long time and is more fun with at least three players or at least three farms in operation (see previous statement about playing by myself)
* If you're playing it with kids for the first time I recommend playing it individually with them, one on one, first so that they understand the rules without a lot of competition.
* As regards the competition aspect - in this game you are trying to run a successful farm - you are competing with others for options to purchase limited resources but other than that you are playing pretty independently of the others who are playing with you. The one with the most money at the end wins but that is a small part of the game. You can allow trading for resources so that each person specializes or you can make it more competitive by prohibiting trades. If you play with four or more players it will naturally be more competitive because the available acreage (the Option to Buy cards) will be spread over a larger number of farms.
If you have played The Farming Game before:
* This updated version is almost exactly the same as the original version, with the following differences:
- Instead of the colorform type of vinyl acreage this game has puzzle pieces
- Instead of uniform acreage this has 1 x and 3 x units (10/30 acres of hay or grain, 5/15 acres of fruit, 10/30 cows) that are not well marked so you have to pay more attention to the actual pieces
- The OTB, Farmer's Fate, and Op Exp cards are now like playing cards not business cards (imo this is an improvement)
- gameboard folds in four like more and more games today so the box takes up less space
- you now buy "pregnant cows" instead of just cows. This is endlessly entertaining to the ten year old.
* Other than those changes the options on the cards (UPDATE: there are two new Farmers Fates and more harvester related opex cards) and spaces are all the same as they used to be, the board is the same, the play is the same, the grid is the same. (UPDATE: the rules have changed to be more cooperative [or we never read them carefully enough] - for instance you rent a harvester from a neighbor not from the bank, you can trade OTB and borrow from other players without it being a family rule... those were the updates we noticed)
This is by far my favorite game ever (UPDATE it is also now my 10yo nephew's favorite game). If you haven't played it before it is really worth trying. If you are looking to play an old favorite this is essentially the same as the original especially when it comes to the actual game play.